Central Kalimantan
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| Capital | Palangkaraya |
| Governor | Agustin Teras Narang,SH |
| Area | 153,564 km² (59,291 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,912,747 (2007) |
| Density | 12.5 /km² (32 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Banjarese (24%), Javanese (18%), Ngaju (18%), Dayak Sampit (10%), Bakumpai (8%) [1] |
| Religion | Islam(69,67%), Protestant(16,41%), Hindu(10,69%), Catholic(3,11%), Buddhism(0,12%), others[citation needed] |
| Languages | Indonesia (official), Malay,Bugis,Dayak, Chinese dialects of Hakka and Teochew |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Web site | www.kalteng.go.id |
Central Kalimantan (Indonesian: Kalimantan Tengah often abbreviated to Kalteng) is a province of Indonesia, one of four in Kalimantan - the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its provincial capital is Palangkaraya.
The province has a population of 1.9 million (2007 census). The population grew 2.7% annually between 1990 and 2000, one of the highest provincial growth rates in Indonesia during that time. Far more than other province in the region, Central Kalimantan is dominated by the Dayaks, the indigenous inhabitants of Borneo.
[edit] History
Since the eighteenth century, the central region of Kalimantan and its Dayak inhabitants were ruled by the Muslim Sultanate of Banjar. Following Indonesian independence after World War II, Dayak tribes demanded a province separate from South Kalimantan province.
- (September 2001) Profile Central Kalimantan Province. Central Kalimantan Province Tourism and Culture Board.
In 1957, South Kalimantan was thus divided to provide the Dayak population greater autonomy from the Muslim population in that province. It was approved by the Indonesian Government on 23 May 1957 under Presidential Law No. 10 Year 1957, which declared Central Kalimantan the seventeenth province of Indonesia. President Sukarno appointed the Dayak-born national hero Tjilik Riwut as the first Governor and Palangka Raya the provincial capital.[2]
